Joppa, Edinburgh

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Joppa is the easternmost suburb of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. It is bounded on the north by the coast of the Firth of Forth, on the west by Portobello, to the south by the open area south of Milton Road and to the east by the border between Edinburgh and Musselburgh. The name "Joppa" derives from a medieval form of the name of Jaffa (Yafo), which is now a suburb of Tel Aviv in Israel.

It is now largely residential, but salt was once produced from seawater at Joppa Pans, of which some ruins still remain, and some light industry has operated from the area near the former station in Brunstane Road and at Eastfield. Many of the larger houses near the seafront date from the mid to late 19th century, with extensive later areas further inland built up in the mid 20th century.

There is a major city cemetery in Milton Road. Joppa has two main hotels, the Seahaven Hotel and the Rockville Hotel. The sewage plant or 'pumping station' is also a main attraction to those visiting Joppa, as is 'mr gooey's' chinese restaraunt.